IV
SAFETY RULES
during operations. in case the brake pressure gauge
shows a pressure lower than the minimum operating
pressure, stop immediately the machine .
- DO NOT CARRY RIDERS ON MACHINE
- Study and familiarize with escape routes alternate to
normal exit routes.
- Seat belts are required by current regulations to be pro-
vided with Roll Over Protection Structures or cabs. Keep
safety belts fastened around you during operation.
- For your personal protection, do not climb on or off
machine while machine is in motion.
- Make sure that exposed persons in the area of opera-
tion are clear of the machine, before starting the engine
and operating the equipment. Sound horn. Obey all in-
dications provided by flags and signals.
- NEVER COAST the machine down grades and slopes
with the transmission in neutral or neutralized.
Choose and shift into the most appropriate gear to keep
the speed required, thus preventing any loss of control.
- Do not operate machinery in a condition of extreme
fatigue or illness. Be especially careful towards the end
of working shift.
- Do not operate machine with brakes out of adjustment.
- Operate the machine at speeds slow enough to ensure
complete control at all times.
- Travel slowly over rough terrain, on slopes or near drop-
offs, in congested areas or on ice or slippery surfaces.
- When backing, always look to where the machine is to
be moved. Be alert to the position of exposed person-
nel. DO NOT OPERATE if exposed personnel enter the
immediate work area. STOP THE MACHINE.
- Maintain a safe distance from other machines. Provide
sufficient clearance for ground and visibility conditions.
Yield right-of-way to loaded machines.
- Maintain clear vision of areas of travel or work. Keep
cab windows clean and repaired.
- When machines are operating in tandem, the pusher
(rear) must be equipped with the appropriate deflectors
to protect the unit in front from the air stream coming
from the radiator.
- When pulling or towing through a cable or chain, do not
start suddenly at full throttle; take-up slack carefully.
Inspect carefully for flaws or troubles before using.
- Avoid kinking cables. Do not pull through a kinked ca-
ble to the high stresses and possibility of failure of the
kinked area. Always wear heavy gloves when handling
cables.
- Be sure cables are anchored and the anchor points are
strong enough to handle the expected load. Keep ex-
posed personnel clear of anchor points and cables.
- DO NOT PULL UNLESS OPERATOR's COMPART-
MENT OF MACHINES INVOLVED ARE PROPERLY
GUARDED AGAINST POTENTIAL CABLE BACKLASH.
- Be alert to soft ground conditions close to newly con-
structed walls. The fill material and weight of the ma-
chine may cause the wall collapse under the machine.
- In darkness, check area of operation carefully before
moving in with machine. Use all lights provided. Do not
move into area of restricted visibility.
- If engine has a tendency to stall for any reason under
load or idle, report this for adjustment to proper mainte-
nance authority immediately. Do not continue to oper-
ate machine, until condition has been corrected.
- On machines supplied with suction radiator fans, be
sure to periodically check engine exhaust parts for leaks,
as exhaust fumes are dangerous to the operator.
- In case of closed type cabs, always keep an opening
with the outside, to ensure a constant air circulation.
- Operators must know thoroughly the performances of
the machine they are operating. When working on
slopes or near sudden level drops of the terrain, avoid
areas where ground is loose or soft since rolling-over
or loss of control of machine could result.
- Where noise exposure exceeds 90 dBA for 8 hours,
wear approved ear protection.
- When counterweights are provided, do not work ma-
chine if they have been removed.
- Overtaking maneuvers must be performed only when
absolutely necessary and unavoidable. Beware of pos-
sible uneven terrains, poor visibility conditions, the pres-
ence of other machinery or persons out of sight.
- Operate the machine at a speed adequate to the work-
ing conditions in the site and slow enough to ensure
complete control at all times.
- Never use the machine as a work platform or scaffold-
ing, nor other inappropriate operations (i.e. pushing
railway cars, trucks or other machines).
- Be alert of people in the operating area of the machine.
- When operating a machine, know in advance what clear-
ances will be encountered, overhead doors, cables,
pipes, bearing load limitations of ground, bridges, floors
or ramps.
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